Josh Addo-Carr has vowed never to lose his NSW jersey again after detailing the sacrifices he made to get back into the side for tonight's Origin series opener at Adelaide Oval.
“I just felt like I needed to do better and I took it on the chin,” Addo-Carr told NRL.com. “It just wasn't my time last year and sometimes when you have a setback the way you respond takes you to another level.
“I’ve basically left no stone unturned in terms of preparation and I just try to better myself every day. “That's what I focused on, and I'm thankful that my teammates and the coaching staff, and everyone involved, have the trust in me to do the job for this jersey.After returning from the World Cup, where he scored a tournament high 12 tries in five matches and was a finalist for the IRL Golden Boot award, Addo-Carr decided to give up alcohol to help him better prepare for this season.
“I just chose to be off the drink, I just chose to sacrifice something little like that to better myself.” Addo-Carr said.“With drinking I don't think anything comes good of it so I just decided to stay off the drink and it has helped with my footy this year “When you drink, you can feel run down and it takes you a couple of days to recover, so I don't want to do that. I want to come in fresh every day and that’s what I’ve done.”
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